Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in 3DS, General Nintendo, News | 6 Comments

Yo-kai Watch originally came to Japan in 2013. However, it wasn’t until last year that the franchise appeared in North America.

In an interview with USgamer, Hino talked about the wait for Yo-kai Watch in the west, telling the site:

“In Japan, Level-5 is a known company and we have a good relationship with various companies. But here in the west, it takes time to actually build a relationship with some of the big companies. Since Level-5 isn’t just known for just its name, we have had to build up a level of trust, which we see as one of our biggest challenges.

We realized that our company was finally mature enough to set up a company here. So we think that was one of the factors.”

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MyGamingBoulevard has three videos up that provide a closer look at upcoming amiibo. Below, you can see the Zelda: Breath of the Wild figures, plus the new ones planned for the Splatoon and Super Mario lines.

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Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in News, Wii U eShop | 2 Comments

Bit Dungeon+ has been dated for the European Wii U eShop. It’ll be out on July 14 for €4.99.

We mentioned last month that Bit Dungeon+ would be making its way to Wii U soon. For those that missed the news, here’s the game’s trailer:

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As we mentioned yesterday, Shaymin is now available as the latest Mythical Pokemon distribution in X, Y, Omega Ruby, and Alpha Sapphire. Watch the official trailer below.

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Are you having trouble finding worthwhile Super Mario Maker levels? Then a newly opened section of the game’s Japanese website may interest you.

The Super Mario Maker Course Selection area can be accessed here. On the page, Nintendo developers have selected levels and divided them up into categories.

Nintendo is also holding a contest of sorts to create a Super Mario Maker level with certain themes. These are:

1. A course that uses P-Switches/P-Doors in an interesting way
2. A course with a summer theme (makes you feel like you’re in summer)
3. A course that uses the phone audio block well

The deadline for the event is on August 8.

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LEGO Dimensions will be receiving a bunch of content beginning in the fall through new figures and packs. One of the more anticipated additions is Sonic, who will even be getting his own figure.

TT Games producer Mark Warburton shared a couple of photos showing Sonic on his Twitter account earlier today. We’ve included those shots in this post.

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GungHo Online Entertainment published a new trailer for the Puzzles & Dragons X anime, airing in Japan starting on July 4. Watch it below.

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Level-5 uploaded the latest video for Yo-kai Watch today. In the new clip, we’re able to see Zombie Night – an event that has players running from zombies and ringing a bell to complete the escape. View the video below.

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Style Savvy came to the North American Wii U Virtual Console in May, followed by Europe last week. View some footage below.

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Update (7/1): Bumped to the top. More maintenance has been announced:

Wii U / 3DS – online play, rankings, etc.

– 9 PM PT (July 3) – 2 AM PT (July 4)
– 12 AM ET (July 4) – 5 AM ET (July 4)
– 5 AM in the UK (July 4) – 10 AM in the UK (July 4)
– 6 AM in Europe (July 4) – 11 AM in Europe (July 4)

Wii U / 3DS – online play, rankings, etc.

– 6 PM PT (July 4) – 7 PM PT (July 4)
– 9 PM ET (July 4) – 10 PM ET (July 4)
– 2 AM in the UK (July 5) – 3 AM in the UK (July 5)
– 3 AM in Europe (July 5) – 4 AM in Europe (July 5)

eShop

– 1 PM PT (July 5) – 7 PM PT (July 5)
– 4 PM ET (July 5) – 10 PM ET (July 5)
– 9 PM in the UK (July 5) – 3 AM in the UK (July 6)
– 10 PM in Europe (July 5) – 4 AM in Europe (July 6)

Splatoon

– 9:50 PM PT (July 5) – 11:30 PM PT (July 5)
– 12:50 AM ET (July 6) – 2:30 AM ET (July 6)
– 5:50 AM in the UK (July 6) – 7:30 AM in the UK (July 6)
– 6:50 AM in Europe (July 6) – 8:30 AM in Europe (July 6)

Original (6/30): A pair of games have been added to Nintendo’s maintenance schedule.

First up is Minecraft: Wii U Edition. The game will be down for a couple of hours tonight as it makes way for the new update.

Here’s when the maintenance is scheduled for:

– 5:50 PM PT (June 30) – 7:30 PM PT (June 30)
– 8:50 PM ET (June 30) – 10:30 PM ET (June 30)
– 1:50 AM (July 1) in the UK – 3:30 AM in the UK (July 1)
– 2:50 AM in Europe – 4:30 AM in Europe (July 1)

Splatoon will also be undergoing maintenance next month:

– 5 PM PT (July 11) – 7 PM PT (July 11)
– 8 PM ET (July 11) – 10 PM ET (July 11)
– 1 AM in the UK (July 12) – 3 AM in the UK (July 12)
– 2 AM in Europe (July 12) – 4 AM in Europe (July 12)

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